Community Resources
Find tips and resources for getting through challenges introduced or exacerbated by the pandemic.
Mental Health | Fitness at Home | Food Insecurity | Best Times to Shop | Other Resources
Mental Health
Employee Assistance Program
IEI employees can access counseling for any issue through the Employee Assistance Program (541-345-2800). The first four sessions are completely free. Remote options available!
White Bird Clinic
Support is available for crisis counseling, suicide prevention and intervention, substance abuse, and housing insecurity.
Community Crisis Hotline: 541-687-4000 / 800-422-7558
Access the White Bird Clinic’s Mobile Crisis Services (CAHOOTS) through police non-emergency numbers.
Springfield: 541-726-3713
Eugene: 541-682-5111
Psychological 1st Aid: Supporting Yourself and Others during COVID-19
The American Red Cross is offering a free 1-hour online course through the month of May.
The uncertainty associated with a global health crisis like COVID-19 challenges everyone's ability to cope. This course will help you to build resilience and support yourself and others through this crisis by reviewing basic principles of providing psychological first aid, including how to recognize and manage stress in yourself and in others and how to lend support to family members, friends and coworkers during and following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Fitness at Home (This is mental health too)
Yoga with Adriene
Yoga is a great way to calm the nerves while building strength and flexibility. You can find both gentle and challenging classes on her channel, but Adriene always encourages you to find what feels good!
Team Body Project
Daniel and Alex make it easy to work up a sweat with low impact exercises and lots of encouragement. No equipment required! Check out their video with seated options!
Food Insecurity
Mobile food pantries are available at the Campbell Center in Eugene and at the Willamalane Bob Keefer Center in Springfield.
Food For Lane County highlights SNAP benefit increases you may qualify to receive and provides a Directory of Pantry Locations.
Catholic Community Services
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at two locations
9 am - 12 pm (noon)
Eugene: 1464 West 6th Avenue
Springfield: 1025 G Street
Willamalane Bob Keefer Center
Every Thursday
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
250 S. 32nd Street, Springfield, OR 97478
Campbell Community Center
Every Tuesday
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
155 High Street, Eugene, OR 97401
Food & Supply Pantry
All IEI staff experiencing financial hardship have free access to the food and supply pantry operating out of IEI’s Martingale House, no questions asked. Reach out to Martingale staff directly (Site Contact List) to arrange delivery or pickup, or ask a trusted co-staff or leader to connect you.
Best Times to Shop
Some essential household products have been hard to get lately. Because we give direct care to people at risk of COVID-19, the stores below have shared their delivery schedules and/or welcome our staff to shop during restricted hours. Use this information to find critical items in high demand.
Please do not buy more than you need. Thanks to generous donor support, IEI staff can always reach out to our in-house Food & Supply Pantry operating out of Martingale House.
Restock Days
Mon/Wed/Sat
Restricted Hours
8:00 - 9:00 am Tues/Wed
4575 West 11th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97405
Restock Days
Tues/Thur/Sat
3585 Gateway St
Springfield, OR 97477
Restricted Hours*
6:00 - 7:30 am Tues/Thur
*Letter verifying status as care provider recommended
4275 Barger Drive
Eugene, OR 97402
Other Resources
Community Resources in Lane County & Oregon
The Child Center has partnered with Peace Health and others to curate an extensive list of additional local resources for assistance with food, rent, housing, and utilities assistance, child care, health insurance, working and exercising from home, and self care.
211info operates phones lines to help connect people with local community resources for support with housing and food crises.
CALL: 211 or 1-866-698-6155
TEXT: your zip code to 898211 (TXT211)
EMAIL: help@211info.org
WEBSITE: https://www.211info.org/search-resources
COVID-19 Updates from Oregon Health Authority
The Oregon Health Authority offers up-to-date, accurate information on the spread of COVID-19 within Oregon as well as information about community resources and state-issued guidelines and restrictions.